A prospective review of the health-promoting potential of Jing Si Herbal Tea

Tsung-Jung Ho; Tanvir Ahmed; Marthandam Asokan Shibu; Yu-Jung Lin; Cheng Yen Shih; Pi-Yu Lin; Shinn-Zong Ling; Chien-Yi Chiang; Wei-Wen Kuo; Chih-Yang Huang

doi:10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_194_23

A prospective review of the health-promoting potential of Jing Si Herbal Tea

Tzu Chi Med J. 2024 Jan 12;36(1):1-22. doi: 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_194_23. eCollection 2024 Jan-Mar.

Authors

Tsung-Jung Ho^{1

2

3}, Tanvir Ahmed⁴, Marthandam Asokan Shibu^{4

5}, Yu-Jung Lin^{2

4}, Cheng Yen Shih^{6

7}, Pi-Yu Lin⁶, Shinn-Zong Ling^{7

8}, Chien-Yi Chiang², Wei-Wen Kuo^{9

10}, Chih-Yang Huang^{4

11

12

13

14}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chinese Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
² School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
³ Integration Center of Traditional Chinese and Modern Medicine, HualienTzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
⁴ Cardiovascular and Mitochondrial Related Disease Research Center, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
⁶ Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
⁷ Bioinnovation Center, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
⁸ Department of Neurosurgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
⁹ Department of Biological Science and Technology, College of Life Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
¹⁰ Ph. D. Program for Biotechnology Industry, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
¹¹ Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
¹² Department of Biological Science and Technology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
¹³ Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital and China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
¹⁴ Center of General Education, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Hualien, Taiwan.

Abstract

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has gained considerable attention over the past few years for its multicomponent, multitarget, and multi-pathway approach to treating different diseases. Studies have shown that TCMs as adjuvant therapy along with conventional treatment may benefit in safely treating various disorders. However, investigations on finding effective herbal combinations are ongoing. A novel TCM formula, "Jing Si Herbal Tea (JSHT)," has been reported recently for their health-promoting effects in improving overall body and mental health. JSHT is a combination of eight herbs recognized in Chinese herbal pharmacopoeia for their anti-viral, anti-aging, and anti-cancer properties as well as protective effects against cardiovascular, metabolic, neural, digestive, and genitourinary diseases. Thus, to better understand the beneficial effects of the ingredients of JSHT on health, this review intends to summarize the preclinical and clinical studies of the ingredients of JSHT on human health and diseases, and possible therapeutic effects with the related mode of actions and future prospects for their application in complementary therapies.

Keywords: Health benefits; Jing Si herbal tea; Pharmacological properties; Phytochemical compounds; Traditional Chinese medicine.

Publication types

Review